Category Archives: Being an event organizer

Transparency, Tolerance and Facebook – Open letter to Mark Zuckerberg

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

Next week I will attend Techcrunch Disrupt SF where Mark Zuckerberg will have a fireside talk and I am really excited.I am a huge fan of Mark Zuckerberg. I read the Facebook Connect, the article about him in Time, watched several of his talks (inc… Continue reading →

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About grassrootsly.com

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

http://www.grassrootsly.com It is my start-up, I launched the website 2 weeks ago but thought about the idea about 2 years ago (it evolved a lot since).Pitch: grassrootsly is a solution to connect Brands to offline local communities. ex: Your are … Continue reading →

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Feeling awkward at events

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

I have a looooot of experience at feeling awkward at events. I thought I will share that with you because I think 90% of actually feel the same (the other 10% are drunk or completely in love with themselves). 1 – Until a few hours before the event… Continue reading →

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Lifebite – Being an event organizer

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

I have 2 passions I would work for free for: learning language and organizing events. And these 2 things have always been closely related in my life.I started learning Japanese as a hobby in 2004. This lead me to travel to Japan twice and have a w… Continue reading →

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Plancast dies in USA, JihuaFM rises in China

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

Funny that just last week I discover this new Chinese service, jihua.fm, finally a copycat of Plancast in China.And this week, Mark Hendrickson Plancast CEO announces to give up the product because the market is not propice. I actually disagree an… Continue reading →

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A welcoming Tech Community in Shanghai

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

Coming back from my hometown (Reunion Island) I took Mauritius Airline’s new direct Mauritius-Shanghai flight and figured I will spend a few days to (re)connect with friends and tech community builders in Shanghai instead of going straight to Beij… Continue reading →

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An Evening with a Ninja!

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

Tonight I was at GWC event MobiTalk to listen to Fruit Ninja CEO, Shainiel Deo, shares insights on Fruit Ninja success and advices to mobile Games developers. It was a very interesting talk, Shainiel is a very good public speaker, very clear and e… Continue reading →

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Curious about: Ticketing system

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

As an event organizer, I am particularly curious and interested in the different online ticketing/ registration system out there. As I also receive Startup Digest for 5 international cities (New York, Silicon Valley, Paris, Shanghai and Beijing) I… Continue reading →

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Advises for Demo Day Presentation

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

Reading a post from a TechStar “graduate” about his advices on Demo days, I though it was pretty good and I will relay the information adding some of my own comments. As organizer of iWeekend (one weekend to find teammate, get mentorship and pitch… Continue reading →

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What you need to do live-streaming with a mac?

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Carole (code name 烤肉)

In preparation for an event, I had to study the question that every event organizer will asks himself at some point in its life…”How the hell do video live-streaming works?”Wrong assumptions:- If I can do video call with my mum over skype, doing… Continue reading →

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